by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | May 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant Neither a termination for default, nor a termination for cause must be presented to the contracting officer (“CO”) prior to appealing to the Board of Contract Appeals or the Court of Federal Claims. SkyQuest Aviation, LLC, ASBCA...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant A protester filed a bid protest on a Defense Department procurement at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) six days after receiving a written debriefing. The GAO denied the stay as untimely, but the Court of Federal Claims...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant Suppose a size determination ultimately finds a contractor is “not small” but the award has already been made? (This is a distinct possibility given the timing of size protests). What can the agency do at that time? Amaze Tech....
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant Readers of this blog understand that there can be a difference between a Request for Equitable Adjustment (“REA”) and a claim under the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”). But there frequently are situations where a contractor submits...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 15.306 states that negotiations with offerors in the competitive range are designed to “maximize the Government’s ability to obtain best value, based on the requirement and evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation.” This...
